Ionic Zinc


2 ounce bottle
 

Why Ionic Zinc?

Liquid Ionic Zinc concentrate for fast efficient absorption, enhances the immune system increasing T-cells, B-cells and natural Killer cell activity, HIV and AIDS suppression.

Liquid Nano Zinc in Ionic Form supplement addresses the zinc deficiencies of the human body. As it is in the Ionic state it is 100% available for fast and efficient absorption. This is especially critically for older persons because they have a difficult time getting zinc absorbed. The ionic state means it gets into the cell structure without the need of being processed by the digestive system. Other forms of zinc are not easily digested, typically 10% - 15% is absorbed and rest is eliminated from the body through normal bowel processes.

Zinc is an immune booster helping to suppress colds and flu symptoms. It has also been proven clinically to increase T-cell, B-cell and Natural Killer cell activity. Because it is highly absorbable along with the zinc-vitamin C bond, Ionic Zinc has the ability to ward off and even reduce the amount of time a person would have to put up with a cold.

A strong immunity is like having an extra boost to your health. Ionic Zinc should be used on a regular basis to maintain better health in both the young and the older alike.

Benefits of Ionic Zinc

• An essential mineral that is found in almost every cell.

• Provides immediate protection against disease.

• Improvement in symptoms of coughs and colds.

• Stimulates the activity of enzymes, which are substances that promote biochemical reactions in the body.

• Supports a healthy immune system.

• Promotes healthy hair and facilitate wound healing and skin conditions, such as acne, eczema and psoriasis.

• Helps maintain your sense of taste and smell.

• Essential element for DNA synthesis.

• Supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence.

• Prevention of pneumonia and diarrhea in children.

• Works to protect against prostate cancer.

• Low tissue levels of zinc appear to raise the risk of esophageal cancer.

How Much Do We Need?

The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the average daily dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97 - 98%) individuals in a given life-stage and gender group. The 1989 RDAs for zinc in milligrams (mg), are: 15 mg for adult men and 12 mg for adult women; 15 mg during pregnancy; 19 mg for the first six months of breast feeding and 16 mg during the second six months of nursing a baby.

Ingredients

11mg zinc and 60mg Vitamin C

Availability

2 oz dropper bottle ; (approximately a 30 day supply)

Usage

3 droppers in pure water daily.

Articles

Ionic Zinc - Free Spin Zinc Ions for Complete Cellular Absorption

Dr. R. Gunderson & International Scientific Researcher, Ron Anderson, of Australia

When I was involved in the AIDS research arena I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Jonas Salk. Scientists of the Salk Institute investigating zinc have discovered a link between low levels of zinc and cognitive impairment.

The study confirms what neuro-scientists have known for a long time, that zinc plays a critical role in human activity. It is now widely known that undernourished children suffering zinc deficiency have a greater thinking ability and cognition after administration of zinc supplementation.

Brain health is desired by everyone which is a very good reason to consume ionic zinc. The bio-activity level of ionic zinc is exponential when compared to other forms of zinc. We all want a good or even better head on our shoulders, and Dr. Gunderson’s ionic zinc formula is a good head start.

Dr. Gunderson’s liquid form of ionic zinc is very effective and simple to take orally. It is a product that is 100% absorbed by the body and most importantly is without side effects when taken as directed.

On completion of ongoing research and trials by clinicians at Dr. Gunderson’s laboratory, more information will be brought forth regarding the positive affects of ionic zinc on the immune system and general well being of the body.

Summarizing the benefits of zinc:

● An essential mineral that is found in almost every cell.

● Provides action to help increase immunity.

● Improvement in symptoms of coughs and colds.

● Stimulates the activity of enzymes, which are substances that promote bio chemical reactions in the body.

● Supports a healthy immune system.

● Promotes healthy hair and facilitate wound healing and skin conditions, such as acne, eczema and psoriasis.

● Helps maintain your sense of taste and smell.

● Essential element for DNA synthesis.

● Supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence.

● Prevention of pneumonia and diarrhea in children.

● Zinc is very important for men’s prostate health.

The absorption of zinc in the proper form is critical as it enables the body to store the zinc in the correct places.

The thymus gland, located just under the sternum, controls some of our immune functions and is affected by the amount of zinc within our body. The thymus produces thymulin, a thymic peptide that is responsible for cell-mediated immunity.

As we age, the thymus gland diminishes in size and function. This has been observed in both human and animal studies and is considered a normal process. However, the state of zinc nutrition is believed to play a part in thymus longevity. A zinc supplement given to aging mice restored the function of their thymus glands and led to the glands’ regrowth. Researchers concluded that the usual involution (diminishing or shrinking) of the thymus gland is not inevitable and can be reversed with zinc supplements and reversed most effectively with instantly absorbed ionic zinc supplements.

Zinc is a vital constituent of polymerase, an enzyme required for the synthesis of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)—the genetic material of all cells—and many viruses, and RNA, polymerase, an enzyme required for the synthesis of RNA (ribonucleic acid).

Zinc finger-like protrusions, called zinc fingers, contain zinc ions and extend from certain transcription factors, binding to the major wide groove of a DNA molecule. Some RNA and about 1% of DNA in the human genome require zinc fingers. With a zinc deficiency we are doing the DNA replication process in our body a disservice and could be causing unnecessary early aging that would otherwise be delayed.

A well-known zinc finger transcription factor is WT-1, which is essential for the development of the gonads and kidneys.

Zinc, without question, is important to the body. Taking zinc in the proper “ionized” form, as demonstrated by Castleman, will safely take care of the body needs without the side effects. Problems arise when high dosages of certain forms of “non-ionized” zinc supplements are taken that cause complications in the body. This can persuade a person to stop taking zinc altogether.

This is all well and good providing that one has a healthy and efficiently-working digestive system that allows for this natural bodily process. But the world is full of people suffering mineral deficiencies. One reason for mineral deficiency is a malfunctioning, ineffective digestive system due to low acid levels and disease and degeneration caused by sedentary living standards. If one’s digestive system is malfunctioning and not able to process minerals correctly, then sufficient levels of ionized minerals will not be forthcoming, leading to the inevitable mineral deficiency syndrome.

The solution to a poorly-functioning digestive system is to supplement the diet with minerals that are already in the ionized state, that is, minerals already having an electrical charge, either positive or negative. Supplementing the diet with mineral ions does not require the digestive system to create them.

Inadequate intake and increased losses of zinc from the body also result in zinc deficiency.

One of the many benefits of Dr. Gunderson’s ionic zinc is that it contains ascorbic acid—vitamin C, a water-soluble vitamin—along with its two forms of absorbable zinc that have been shown to increase its effectiveness. Vitamin C is a life enhancer that must be renewed every day. Its most well-known effect is to stimulate immune function and protect patients from colds and flu-like symptoms.

Zinc in its proper form has many health benefits. There are over 300 enzymes, including trypsin and alcohol dehydrogenase, that do not function without zinc as a cofactor.

The majority of zinc found in the body is contained within the muscles and bones and (in men) the prostate also benefits from high levels of zinc. The prostate gland holds higher levels of zinc than any other human tissue. Every time a male ejaculates, some zinc is lost which needs to be replaced through the diet.

Zinc works to protect against prostate cancer by inhibiting specific bindings of androgens, the hormones that are based on the structure of testosterone. Zinc has also been shown to inhibit the activity of 5-alpha-reducase, the enzyme that irreversibly converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a male hormone in the body that is important early in the development of a man’s life, but surplus levels appear to be a cause of problems at other times.

Berhon and Germonneaus also found that taken orally, zinc aspartate takes fourteen minutes to dissolve. Fourteen minutes dissolution time does not compare favorably to the instant dissolution of Dr. Gunderson’s ionic form. Amazingly, Dr. Gunderson’s ionic zinc is ready to be absorbed the moment it is taken.

Other forms of zinc, such as zinc gluconate, can cause stomach upset and can have poor after taste. It has been proven in our random stud that zinc gluconate, which is the zinc of choice for inclusion in cold lozenges, causes mouth irritation and stomach upset. Of course when one has a cold, getting rid of the cold and not having to complain about the taste or bad mouth problem is preferential.

Another form of zinc is chelated. Minerals that are artificially bound to a compound such as nitrogen or an amino acid are called chelated minerals. They are chelated to protect them from interacting with other compounds and, supposedly, to assist assimilation of the mineral in the body. Depending on what the compound is, the chelated mineral may not be absorbed well and studies have shown no difference between chelated and non-chelated forms.

To understand assimilation of minerals in the body one must first understand how the body processes minerals obtained in food.

When food is consumed, the body extracts the minerals, such as zinc, calcium and magnesium, and then carries the minerals through the membranes of the intestinal tract. Digestive fluid in the stomach dissolves the (neutral electrical charged) minerals, changing them into either positive or negative electrically-charged ions. They enter the blood stream for transport to all parts of the body where they are needed. Finally, they are attracted to, and pass through, the cell membrane to be utilized within the interior cellular mechanisms.

During the digestive process, picolinic acid is secreted by the pancreas and enters the intestines. Picolinic acid helps to absorb and transport certain types of minerals and acts as a natural chelator in the body. It prevents positively-charged mineral ions from being held tightly against the negatively charged membrane of the intestinal wall, allowing the mineral ion to pass through and into the interior cellular mechanisms.

Also, from my observations, and probably of more importance, I began to understand a fuller meaning of zinc. For there to be an improvement in the symptoms of coughs and colds, zinc had to have set off a kaleidoscope of regeneration information in the body leading to a cascade of biochemical reactions that assisted the rejuvenation of affected cells.

In my enthusiasm, I set out to create the best possible product, which would be more effective and safe to use than any other product yet developed. This led to the development of my zinc formula.

Zinc, the forgotten nutrient, is now a popular subject of clinical investigations

Zinc is an essential mineral that is found in almost every cell of the body. It is responsible for many biochemical reactions in the body, stimulating the activity of over one hundred enzymes. Because zinc cannot be manufactured in the body, it must be provided in our food or water diet or in zinc supplements.

A University of Florida study has shown that zinc may provide immediate protection against disease. The researchers observed an increase in genetic material in a very short time after taking zinc supplements. They conclude that part of the body’s protective system is very sensitive to zinc and that zinc supplements can help fight infections and protect people against stress.

According to a Tufts University study, zinc is the number one nutritional deficiency in children in the U.S.A. Zinc enhances immune system competence and plays a vital role in fighting off colds and flu and facilitates cellular division and growth, thus maximizing physical growth and development in children.

The immune system is adversely affected by even a moderate degree of zinc deficiency and totally depresses with a severe zinc deficiency. Zinc is required for the development and activation of T-lymphocytes—white blood cells help fight infection. It has been clinically observed that T-cell lymphocytes increase in quantity and the ability of lymphocytes to fight infection improves in people with low zinc levels after taking zinc as a food additive. Zinc deficiency impairs many cellular, hormone and hormone-type immune functions including lymphocyte number and function.

Zinc is also known to promote healthy hair and facilitate wound healing and skin conditions, such as acne, eczema and psoriasis. It acts to prevent diarrhea, respiratory infections and pneumonia. Zinc interacts with chemicals to send messages to the sensory brain centre and activates areas of the brain that receive and process information from taste and smell sensors. Therefore, zinc facilitates proper functioning of the ability to smell, taste and see. A zinc deficiency leads to dulling of the taste buds and ability to detect scents.

Zinc deficiency manifests clinically as growth retardation, hair loss, diarrhea, delayed sexual maturation and impotence, eye and skin lesions, loss of appetite, weight loss, delayed healing of wounds, taste abnormalities, and mental lethargy.

Some significant facts that should be noted with zinc:

1. Non-ionic forms of zinc are not as valuable to the body as ionic form as they do not go where they need to go.

2. Zinc in many forms, especially those that are chelated, can cause stomach problems.

3. the body can have difficulty metabolizing zinc to the ionic state, thus making it less effective therapeutically.

4. Users gain maximum benefits from high quality zinc supplement products in the proper bio-available form.

5. Our research shows that zinc products are extremely effective when blended with our ascorbate method of production.

Looking at the problem of zinc absorption

Poor absorption of zinc is the prime cause of zinc deficiency.

The date generated throughout the course of a clinical study has been published in a book titled, “Cold Cure,” by Michael Castleman. The date replicates the findings generated from studies conducted at our laboratory where the ionic zinc formula is produced.

Renowned health writer Michael Castleman reached the same conclusion that we did, that zinc needs to be in ionic form to be effective. Berhon and Germonneaus who conducted the clinical study for Castleman proved that the dosage of zinc aspartate (aspartic acid)—a very common form of zinc—needs to be increased 1,000 times to be more effective than Zn2+ ions or Dr. Gunderson’s ionic zinc.


HIV-AIDS and the Zinc Connection.
Dr. R. Gunderson

In the world of ever changing events and purported new diseases, one of the most challenging events in our present time is the advent and/or onset of HIV and AIDS.

Multitudinous methodologies and or therapies have been introduced to help those who suffer from the modern day health misfortune known as HIV - AIDS.

One area that has been overlooked is the application of Zinc, a mineral supplement that has been proven clinically through trials to help boost the immune system.

With the introduction of new, updated, cutting edge and dynamic technologies there is now more impact available from the common, everyday mineral know as Zinc (Nano Particle Zinc has the ability to out perform all other types of zinc).

Nano Particle Technology allows for superior absorption and thus greater utilization of immune boosting by this previously unknown source of immune boosting mineral known as zinc.

Siegal and co-workers first described AIDS patients with concurrent herpes simplex infection in 1981. One impression of the disease to Siegal and co-workers was immunosuppression induced by zinc deficiency1. Zinc serum levels were normal. Normalcy could have been brought about by the patients' advanced state of catabolism, as patients were all anorectic and cachectic.

Additional zinc was administered to these first four AIDs patients of record with no effect probably due to the inability to get absorbed. Unless zinc was given at very high doses for 10 days or longer to restart the thymus in the manner of Golden and colleagues2 little could be expected.

Higher amounts of zinc and the administration of Nano Particle Zinc is critical. The idea of administering higher quantities along with the use of Nano Particle zinc can play a role in immune boosting.

Libanore3 and co-workers found significantly lower (P < 0.001) zinc in serum in AIDS patients. Zinc decreased with the worsening of the clinical and immunological picture (CD4 helper inducer cells), suggesting administration of zinc to the authors3.

Weiner suggested administration of zinc to homosexual AIDS patients4. Low serum zinc, frequently found in male homosexuals4, IV drug abusers, and other malnourished persons will significantly impair T-cell function.

Impairment would prevent complete elimination of virus after initial T-cell response or at any time during infection. Demise of T-cells and immunosufficiency, and increases in severity of HIV infection, and ultimately AIDS would result.

Golden and colleagues2, suggested the administration of 1 mg zinc per pound body weight per day or 100 mg zinc per day used by Duchateau and colleagues5,6 given on a prophylactic basis or after the time of contracting HIV infection should restore or improve thymic function, double T-cell function, increase T-cell count, help stabilize plasma cell membranes, and have a chance of eliminating HIV infection or preventing HIV infection from progressing to AIDS.

With the implementation of Nano Particle Zinc the 1 mg doses given by Golden would be much higher than necessary due to the ability of Nano Particle Zinc to be absorbed at exponential rates no matter what the condition of the gut or digestive system is. Extreme or superior absorption is a critical factor for all minerals to work at their peak performance potential.

J. M. Coffin reported that the long, clinically latent phase that characterizes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of humans is not a period of viral inactivity, but an active process in which cells are being infected and dying at a high rate and in large numbers (billions per day)7. These results led him to a simple steady-state model in which infection, cell death, and cell replacement are in balance, and imply that the unique feature of HIV is the extraordinarily large number of replication cycles of both T-cell lymphocytes and viruses that occur during infection of a single individual.

Considering the extraordinary dynamics of T-cell growth and replacement, administration of zinc in the dosages suggested seems mandatory to provide sufficient zinc to allow uninterrupted T-cell growth, and more particularly transformation of T-cell lymphocytes to the activated state. This paper suggests the administration of lower doses of zinc but only with the use of Nano Particle Zinc being administered at lower doses.

Unless all HIV are successfully eliminated by activated T-cells, coincidental severe, untreated bacterial infections after HIV infection could result in a LEM reaction by the liver temporarily withdrawing zinc from the blood and T-cells7,8, perhaps resulting in temporary loss of T-cell control of HIV, resulting in HIV reinfection, as would be the case with any therapeutic agent used in the treatment of HIV.

In HIV infection, zinc serum concentrations should be maintained near the upper limit of the normal range, but not above the normal range. Immunosuppression and other hemopoietic side effects from twice normal or greater zinc serum concentration may result particularly if serum concentrations of copper, iron, and manganese fall below their normal ranges. That is why it is critical for those who are being treated to understand the urgency of using Nano Particle Zinc instead of conventional zinc products that have not been converted to Nano Particles.

Experimental zinc treatment was tested for immunostimulatory effects in an HIV-infected 180-pound man. T-cell function change [the resultant of T-cell count change (from 90 to 120) and the fraction of T-cells activated change (from 7 to 10 percent)], doubled within the first 30 days.

It is strongly recommended all persons with HIV or AIDS start to use Nano Particle Zinc for two reasons. 1. It has been proven zinc affects immunological function in a positive manner. 2. Over dosage of zinc can cause immune suppression over time. That is where Nano Particle Zinc comes in to play. It is low dose but with higher activity so the body is able to respond to smaller quantities without immune compromise.


References:
Siegal FP, Lopez C, Hammer GS, et al. Severe acquired immunodeficiency in male homosexuals, manifested by chronic perianal ulcerative herpes simplex lesions. The New England Journal of Medicine. 1981;305:1439-1444.
Golden MHN, Jackson AA, Golden BE. Effect of zinc on thymus of recently malnourished children. The Lancet. Nov. 19, 1977:1057-1059.
Libanore M, Bicocchi R, Raise E, et al. Zinc and lymphocyte subsets in patients with HIV infection. Minerva Medica (Italy). 1987;78:1805-1812.
Weiner RG. AIDS and Zinc Deficiency. Journal of the American Medical Association. 1984;252:1409-1410.
Duchateau J, Delepesse G, Vrijens R, et al. Beneficial effects of oral zinc supplementation on the immune response of old people. The American Journal of Medicine. 1981;70:1001-1004.
Duchateau J, Delespesse G, Vereecke P. Influence of oral zinc supplementation on the lymphocyte response to mitogens of normal subjects. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1981;34:88-93.
Subcommittee on Zinc, Committee on Medical and Biological Effects of Environmental Pollutants, Division of Medical Sciences, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council. Zinc. Baltimore:University Park Press; 1979;235.
Beisel WR, Pekarek RS, Wannemaker RW Jr. Homeostatic mechanisms affecting plasma zinc levels in acute stress. In: Prasad AS, Oberleas D eds. Trace Elements in Human Health and Disease. New York:Academic Press; 1976;97.

Copper, Magnesium, Zinc Levels Tied to Mortality

French researchers have identified links between levels of three metals in the body and the risk of death from cancer or heart disease.

Dr. Nathalie Leone of the Lille Pasteur Institute and colleagues found men with high copper levels had an increased risk of dying over an 18-year period, while high magnesium levels were associated with reduced mortality risk. Low zinc levels seem to add to the effect of the other two elements.

However, the researchers note, it remains unclear whether these metals are actually responsible for these effects or simply markers for cancer or heart disease.

Zinc, copper and magnesium play a number of key roles in the body, for example in the immune response, inflammation and oxidative stress, Leone and her colleagues write in the research journal Epidemiology. To investigate the relationship between body levels of these elements and mortality, the researchers followed 4,035 men aged 30 to 60 for 18 years. During follow-up, 339 men died, including 176 from cancer and 56 from heart disease.
Men with the highest copper levels at the study's outset had a 50 percent increased risk of death from any cause, and a 40 percent greater risk of dying from cancer, compared to men with the lowest levels.

On the other hand, those with the highest magnesium levels had a 40 percent to 50 percent reduced risk of death compared to those with the lowest levels.

Low zinc levels along with high copper levels boosted mortality risk further; men with this combination were 2.6 times more likely to die during the follow-up period than those with low levels of both zinc and copper. Low zinc values combined with low magnesium levels contributed to an increased mortality risk.

High copper levels were tied to older age, smoking and high cholesterol, Leone and her team note, while lower magnesium levels were linked to older age, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Copper can contribute to the formation of damaging free radicals in the body, the researchers note, while low magnesium may also contribute to inflammation.

Low zinc levels may impair immune function, while zinc also shields the body from free radicals. "In this way, decreased zinc and either increased copper or decreased magnesium might synergistically enhance oxidative damage and the inflammatory response," Leone and her team write. "Further studies are needed to confirm the interactions between serum zinc and serum copper or serum magnesium and their potential contribution to the prediction of all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality in clinical practice," they conclude.

Epidemiology, May 2006. Reuters-Health

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From the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients - June 1997

Introduction in Newsletter

I almost forgot to tell you that we are also announcing two other new products. One is a Nano- particle Zinc. This is another wonderful product from Dr. Roger Gunderson, the developer of the DHEA Spray, Mag-I-Cal and Dent-I-Cal. The nano-particle technology is a leading edge, breakthrough technology that is Dr. Gunderson’s proprietary secret. We have worked with this product for over a year. When we read that Gerry Amena recommends that men supplement the Ocean Minerals with zinc to address prostate issues, I made the connection that we have access to the finest zinc supplement on the market. It comes as a liquid, and used as Gerry recommends (taking it every other day), it would last for two months. Apparently, zinc supplements tend to cause upset stomach, but Dr. Gunderson emphasizes that his product will NOT cause upset stomach.

Newsletter Notes

• Dr. Roger Gunderson agreed to be interviewed on The Power Hour regarding his line of nano particle minerals, and watch how those sales explode. I think Dr. Gunderson’s minerals are one of the best kept secrets in the supplement marketplace . . . based on efficacy (100% bio-available), packaging and pricing, they are suitable to be on the shelves of every health food store, pharmacy and practitioner in the country. Only awareness and education are lacking, but we are working at it.